# La petite histoire du plaisir (2011)

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**Original title**: *Hysteria*
**Runtime**: 100 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Romance
**Directed by**: Tanya Wexler
**Written by**: Stephen Dyer, Howard Gensler, Jonah Lisa Dyer
**Starring**: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce, Felicity Jones, Rupert Everett, Ashley Jensen

> *A comedy about the birth of the vibrator in Victorian England.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

It seems someone finally got around to making a film about the birth of the vibrator. Two doctors in Victorian England treat their patients with manual stimulation. The result is a surprisingly amusing period piece.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, playful, tender

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